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2025 BBST® Course Calendar

Ready to level up your software testing skills?

Explore our advanced Black Box Software Testing (BBST®) courses, find the right class for you, and secure your spot today.

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Why choose BBST®

Its unique design, academic background, and remarkable contributors make the Black Box Software Testing training programs the go-to courses for advanced skills in software testing worldwide.

In-depth learning

With BBST® you get one of the most extensive and scientifically based software testing training. The depth and relevance of the learning experience, coupled with the individual feedback each student receives, offers an unequaled level of progress.

Highly practical & interactive

Most of your time will be spent on either practical assignments and quizzes – based on software testing issues faced by professionals nowadays, or interacting with real participants and instructors to get help, offer feedback, and more.

Individual feedback

You receive individual feedback on every assignment from both your peers and instructors. In addition to the formative assessment of each task, we also use summative assessment to analyze your progress during the course.

Experienced instructors

Instructors have an instrumental role in any of the BBST® training programs. Their level of involvement ensures you focus on skill building beyond just understanding or memorizing the material. Their software testing experience ranges from 10 to 30 years in the field.

Built for online first

The very first BBST® courses were designed to be available online for both university students and working professionals. It combines the rigorous academic depth of the material with the flexibility that only online and asynchronous study can offer.

Asynchronous learning

BBST® was created with the working professionals in mind; that is why the activities calendar is highly flexible. There are two deadlines per week but they don’t require specific hours when you need to be online.

A REMARKABLE PLACE IN THE SOFTWARE TESTING INDUSTRY

The Black Box Software Testing course series was created by two of the most remarkable people who defined the software testing industry of today and continues to be shaped by renowned and highly influential professionals.

In 2005, Cem Kaner and Rebecca Fiedler released the first BBST® course. What continued was a never-ending work to improve and further develop educational materials that will enhance the practice of software testing worldwide.

The BBST® story

Cem Kaner BBST software testing course series creator

BBST® SPECIALIZATIONS

BBST® Professional Software Testing Specialization

Gain a diverse set of skills to excel in all day-to-day testing activities. There are 3 courses in this specialization.

BBST® Effective Bug Investigation & Reporting Specialization

Gain advanced skills to excel in bug advocacy and other bug-related activities. There are 2 courses in this specialization.

BBST® Test Strategy & Design Specialization

Gain the necessary skills to choose the right testing techniques in any working context. There are 2 courses in this specialization.

BBST® COURSES

BBST® Foundations

Gain a solid understanding of real-world testing activities. The course tackles four of the critical challenges of the field. Learn more.

BBST® Bug Advocacy

Learn how to get the right bugs fixed. The course helps you develop technical skills in effective bug reporting. Learn more.

BBST® Test Design

Learn to design powerful tests that lead to the discovery of important bugs with both exploratory testing and test automation. Learn more.

BBST® Domain Testing

Learn a risk-based approach to boundary testing and equivalence class analysis. Learn more.

2025 public class schedule

You can register for a public class by visiting the individual course dedicated page. The registration deadline is within four days of the being of a course.

Foundations	Feb 16 – Mar 15
Foundations	May 25 – June 21
Foundations	Aug 24 – Sep 20
Bug Advocacy	Sep 21 – Oct 18
Foundations	Oct 26 – Nov 22
Test Design	Oct 26 – Nov 22

BBST® ON-DEMAND

You can opt for a private class or a workshop with the possibility to customize the schedule, environment (online or on-site), the length of the training, and other aspects.

TESTIMONIALS

Over 1.100 professionals have completed one or more BBST® courses worldwide.

It is a good one, not an easy one. It’s definitely worth the investment and can help you grow your testing skills.

Maaret Pyhäjärvi, Principal Test Engineer at Vaisala

A testing course that’s not about memorizing “correct” answers, but about changing the way you think about testing.

Eva Podbrdská, QA Engineer

Thinking about problems on completely different level than any other certification I passed. Interesting topics presented in interesting way, led by testing professionals.